[source: Audi Sport]
- Second half of the World RX season begins in Canada
- Final races live on SPORT1 for the first time
With two Audi S1 EKS RX quattro cars that have received detailed improvements EKS Audi Sport will compete at Trois-Rivières, Canada, on August 4 and 5. The race weekend is ringing in the second half of the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) season.
His teammate, Andreas Bakkerud, is traveling to Canada as the runner-up in the World RX and has been on podium once at Trois-Rivières, in 2016. “Even so, I haven’t really unlocked all the track’s secrets,” the Audi driver admits. “Confirming my speed from the season’s first six races in Canada will be no mean feat. After a four-week break, I’m now all fired up again to contest another race. I know that EKS has always been fast at Trois-Rivières.”
For the first time, the race on Sunday (August 5) will be broadcast live from Canada starting at 8.45 PM (CEST) by SPORT1. The TV channel has secured the exclusive FIA World Rallycross Championship broadcasting rights for Germany, Austria and Switzerland up to and including 2019. Online, the sports channel will begin live streaming of the event on sport1.de at 8 PM (CEST).
About Canada RX
- Track Circuit Trois-Rivières, 125 km northeast of Montreal
- Track length 1.370 km (Joker Lap: 1.455 km)
- Surface 60 percent tarmac, 40 percent gravel
- Turns 4 left, 7 right
- Top speed approx. 202 km/h
- Average approx. 105 km/h
- Longest jump approx. 20 m
- Race duration 4 laps (qualifying), 6 laps (semi-finals and final)
- Event-Hashtag #CanadaRX
Schedule (local time, CEST –6 hours)
Saturday, August 4
- 09.15 Free practice 1
- 11.35 Free practice 2
- 13.45 Qualifying 1 (Q1)
- 15.50 Qualifying 2 (Q2)
Sunday, August 5
- 08.00 Warm-up
- 08.55 Qualifying 3 (Q3)
- 11.10 Qualifying 4 (Q4)
- 15.00 Semi-finals and final
- 15.50 Podium ceremony
Schedule World RX 2018
14/04–15/04 Barcelona (E)
28/04–29/04 Montalegre (P)
12/05–13/05 Mettet (B)
26/05–27/05 Silverstone (GB)
09/06–10/06 Hell (N)
30/06–01/07 Höljes (S)
04/08–05/08 Trois-Rivières (CDN)
01/09–02/09 Lohéac (F)
15/09–16/09 Riga (LV)
29/09–30/09 Austin (USA)
13/10–14/10 Estering (D)
24/11–25/11 Kapstadt (ZA)